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A large number of factors influence clients when choosing a new salon. They may be easily swayed by price or convenience, but as reputable beauty professionals it is vital we teach our client base to seek out therapists that are suitably trained and insured. If a person is ill they will not go to a backstreet doctor’s surgery, so why ...

Award winning chemist, Shashi Gossan is the founder of PharmaClinix, a leading cosmeceutical brand scientifically designed for Asian, Arabic & African skin types. Over the past six years, she has grown the brand significantly and it is now available in over 30 countries worldwide and in over 10,000 retail outlets. Here, in the first of two blogs, she gives her ...

Dr Ganesh Rao, founder of health and beauty comparison site TreatmentSaver.com, discusses how salon owners can leverage the increasing visibility of the internet and social media to boost their business The internet is increasingly playing a much greater role in influencing which salons people choose to engage with. It’s no longer just the role of the advertising or public relations ...

This time of year is a busy one for most salons as wedding fever takes over. It’s great for business, and when fully endorsed, salons can really reap the rewards. Word of mouth is a great form of PR and if you offer the right products and services and have testimonials from happy brides, you’ll have women flocking to your ...

In his second blog for The Salon Magazine, Gavin Hoare, salon manager at Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa, explains why team management is a constant drip feed. Team management can be a rocky road. Managing people in the right way is a skill that requires instinct, an ability to think on your feet, knowing when to stand back and listen, or ...

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Simon Cox is the owner of the award-winning Clipso salon in St Albans Hiring and keeping a talented and passionate team is key to the success of any business. There are a few useful ways that I have found to be the most effective in recruiting and retaining team members at my salon. Word of Mouth As simple as it ...

Educator and grooming director at the British Barbers Association, Sheriff Mehmet has earned a reputation as a master of the art of close shaving. Here he offers his insider tips on achieving the perfect traditional shave. There are a number of electric razors on the market, so you may ask yourself why you would want to wet shave? It’s simple: If ...

This month has been a lot about networking and promotion, with a packed itinerary of both industry and consumer events. Added to that was our house move, so it has been pretty full on! I kicked off this month as a sponsor of the Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer Mothers Day Luncheon that was held at the amazing Marco Pierre White ...

Earlier this month I headed over to Cosmoprof in Bologna for the weekend with William Ackerley, Charlie Manns, Steve Robinson and Phil Gallagher from the Electric Art Team. It’s one of the largest worldwide exhibitions for the professional beauty sector so we hopped aboard the Electric camper van and even stopped off at Chamonix on the way. We were showcasing British ...

It’s fair to say that the recession left many of Britain’s high streets reeling as heritage brands and small independent businesses alike weathered one of the worst financial storms of recent times. While reports suggest that the beauty industry as a whole coped better than most, for many salon owners across the country it is only now that they can ...

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Reflecting today’s multi-faceted professional hair and beauty market, The Salon magazine is the UK’s only trade publication to cover all sub-sectors of the industry.
Appealing to the ever-changing needs of all salon and high street spa owners, managers, hairdressers, beauty therapists and nail technicians alike, each monthly issue delivers fresh and informative articles to educate and inspire. [...]